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Extract Payroll Variance Report Data in Seconds — Automatically

Finance teams spend 4+ hours weekly on manual document processing. That's $15,000/year in labor costs for a 10-person team — plus errors that cost $62 each to fix.

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Fields Extracted
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Max Processing
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What This Template Does

AI-powered extraction using gemini-2.5-flash. Part of 113 production-ready templates.

Capabilities

  • Financial Analysis
  • Reporting
  • Document Processing
  • Financial
  • Reporting

Output Schema

{
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "title": "Payroll Variance Report",
  "description": "Payroll Variance Report: Highlight >10% month-over-month changes in payroll CSV.",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "document_type": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Document type"
    },
    "company": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Company"
    },
    "month": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Month"
    },
    "previous_month"
...

Quick Start

$ pip install doclayer
$ doclayer process document.pdf --agent finance.payroll-variance

See It In Action

Real extraction example showing input document and structured output.

Input Document
ACME TECHNOLOGIES INC.
PAYROLL VARIANCE REPORT
Period: February 2025 vs January 2025

================================================================================
SUMMARY
================================================================================

                          February 2025    January 2025    Variance
                          -------------    ------------    --------
Total Gross Payroll       $892,500.00      $785,000.00    +$107,500.00
Total Employees                   45
Extracted Data
{
  "document_type": "payroll_variance_report",
  "company": "Acme Technologies Inc.",
  "month": "February 2025",
  "previous_month": "January 2025",
  "total_payroll": "$892,500.00",
  "previous_payroll": "$785,000.00",
  "employee_count": "45",
  "previous_employee_count": "40",
  "average_salary": "$19,833.33",
  "previous_average_salary": "$19,625.00",
  "variance_amount": "+$107,500.00",
  "variance_percentage": "+13.69%",
  "variance_severity": "ALERT",
  "new_hires": "5 employees (+$51,500/mo impact)",
  "terminations": "0 employees",
  "salary_increases": "3% merit increase for 40 employees (+$23,550.00)",
  "promotion_adjustments": "2 employees (+$5,500/mo combined)",
  "overtime_change": "-$3,500.00 (-29.2%)",
  "pay_type_breakdown": {
    "regular_wages": {
      "current": "$765,000.00",
      "previous": "$680,000.00",
      "variance": "+$85,000.00",
      "variance_pct": "+12.5%"
    },
    "overtime": {
      "current": "$8,500.00",
      "previous": "$12,000.00",
      "variance": "-$3,500.00",
      "variance_pct": "-29.2%"
    },
    "bonuses": {
      "current": "$45,000.00",
      "previous": "$35,000.00",
      "variance": "+$10,000.00",
      "variance_pct": "+28.6%"
    },
    "commissions": {
      "current": "$74,000.00",
      "previous": "$58,000.00",
      "variance": "+$16,000.00",
      "variance_pct": "+27.6%"
    }
  },
  "variance_drivers": [
    "New hires: 5 employees adding $51,500/mo",
    "Merit increases: 3% for existing staff (+$23,550)",
    "Promotions: 2 employees (+$5,500/mo)",
    "Higher commissions due to strong sales (+$16,000)",
    "Reduced overtime post-project (-$3,500)"
  ],
  "report_date": "2025-03-01",
  "prepared_by": "HR Payroll Department",
  "approved_by": "CFO Sarah Mitchell"
}

Month-to-month payroll variance report showing increase in gross payroll and headcount. Demonstrates extraction of variance calculations, alerts for thresholds exceeded, and variance percentage analysis.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What documents can Payroll Variance Report process?

The Payroll Variance Report template processes finance documents including various formats and layouts. See the instructions for specific document types supported.

How accurate is the Payroll Variance Report extraction?

The Payroll Variance Report template uses Gemini 2.5 Flash for high-accuracy extraction. Results include confidence scores for each field.

Can I customize the Payroll Variance Report template?

Yes, you can modify the extraction schema, add custom fields, or adjust the instructions to match your specific requirements.

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